Tybalt, a Capulet, says this to Benvolio, a Montague, in act 1, scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet. The insult begins a brawl between the two families.
Answer: The following answer is literal because they all are matching based on the essay.
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There is a conflict between rumor and reality in this excerpt.
On one hand, we have the rumor - that Nick became engaged to someone, and everybody heard it was true. However, on the other hand, we have the reality - that he in fact is not engaged, thus the whole story is just a gossip rather than something that actually happened.
Personally I think it was mainly Daisy‘s fault. She did not admit to killing Myrtle although she did know. Mr. Wilson is half to blame though as he pulled the trigger. If Daisy admitted to killing Myrtle Gatsby would still be alive